Connecting Your Equipment
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Connecting the Radio Antennas
Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC
outlet.
Connect the supplied FM wire antenna and the AM loop antenna to the ANTENNA terminals as shown below.
These antennas should provide adequate reception quality in most cases, but connecting outdoor antennas
should noticeably improve sound quality.
Using outdoor antennas
(Single)
AM loop antenna
1 Assemble the antenna.
2 Twist exposed wire strands
together and insert.
3 Attach to a wall, etc. (if
desired) and face toward
the direction providing
the best reception.
AM loop
antenna
FM wire
antenna
To improve AM reception
Connect a 15 to 18 feet (5 – 6 meter) length of vinyl-coated
wire to the AM LOOP ANTENNA terminal in addition to the
supplied AM loop antenna.
For best possible reception, suspend horizontally outdoors.
To improve FM reception
Connect an external FM antenna.
75Ω coaxial
cable
Outdoor antenna
Indoor antenna
(vinyl-coated wire)
AM loop antenna
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